Blogs from Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 5

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July 18, 2010 WE HAVE ARRIVED. It only took us 17 days (it is supposed to be a 9 day trip) and worth it all the way. We left San Bernadino at around 8:00 am and traveled through Rialto, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Clairmont, LaVerne, San Dimos, Glendora, Azusa, Irwindale, Durate, Monrovia and finally into Pasadina, Los Angles and to the Santa Monica Pier. We arrived at the pier at around 1:30 and left at around 6:30 pm. We took our picture at every place that said we were at the end of the Mother Road. When we were in Winslow, AZ the gal at the store we were in told us to find Dan in a Kiosk on the Pier and tell him the girls from Wonslow said to say "Hello". We found him, and ... read more

Fri 2nd July After walking with a massive handover this morning and being sick we had to get up to find our way to the airport and start travelling to get to our next destination - LA. All day travelling, we finally get to H.I Los Angeles- it's AMAZING! It's almost like a hotel - free hair dryers, free iron, free towels, movie room, free tea and coffee 24/7 laundry room and the list goes on!! We decided to take a shower to freshen up after having our $4 BBQ as at this point it was 8.30pm. LA is 8 hours behind the UK and we had only just got used to the 5 hour time difference from NY. We met a great guy called Jeff at LA Gardia airport who lives in LA. He gaves ... read more

The final frontier is upon us as we land down in Los Angeles ready for the short journey to Santa Monica, a trendy beach city nearby. From Santa Monica we decided to do a couple of activities, the first being a tour round Hollywood, included a look at some very nice houses owned by celebrities. Personally i felt this was a bit invasive, however I don't have that much sympathy for them when you see the life they have to live. The highlight of the tour for our driver seemed to be pointing out the ambulance that Michael Jackson was taken to hospital in... everyone in Hollywood does seem very strange and obsessed with everything to do with celebrities! The other stops on the tour included the designer Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman), Hollywood Boulevard, and ... read more